Our first meeting
is free and it enables me to assess the project and you to assess me.
I'll look at the site and hear some of your initial ideas about it. Show
me pictures of designs you like, if you have any. I'll give you a ballpark
estimate of the design fee. Then you will look at my portfolio of past
projects.

Prior to beginning
design work, you will receive a Landscape Design Agreement which will
detail the estimated services and fees. You will also receive a detailed
questionnaire about your landscape needs, desires and tastes. This will
be the time to let your imagination run wild and think outside the box.
Remember, you're looking for a landscape to love and one that is a true
reflection of you.

The design process
will begin with measuring the site. If you have a site map, it should
be provided. This will save initial time and cost. Large sites may need
to be surveyed. This results in higher up-front costs, but usually saves
time and money in the long run. I'll let you know this at the first meeting.

I will then create
a preliminary conceptual plan. It will reflect layout ideas and will be
more about the functions of the landscape and less about individual plants.

We'll meet again to
discuss the preliminary plan. We will meet and I'll refine the design
as many times as necessary to create the final plan, which will include
layout, plants, and materials. I truly encourage your input at all stages
of the design process. The final plan can be taken to a landscape contractor
to bid and install or you can install the landscape yourself.

The design fee will include site measurement, sketches and drafting,
preliminary and final layouts, creation of plant and materials lists,
and all client consultations after the preliminary meeting. The contract does not include consultations with contractors and others after completion of the design, which will be billed on an hourly basis.

There is a retainer
fee of 25% of the estimated total design fee, as detailed in the Landscape
Design Agreement. This retainer is due with the signed agreement.